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I am delighted to be appointed as Economic Secretary to HM Treasury. Financial services employs 1 million people in the UK and accounts for over £71 billion in tax to fund public services. It is crucial to jobs, businesses and our country’s prosperity. I look forward to speaking up for the sector in Parliament and …

A number of constituents recently contacted me regarding fears that the Anglia Community Eye Service (ACES), Wisbech is to receive a reduction of funding. I would therefore like to share with constituents a reassuring letter I have recently received from Tracy Dowling, Chief Officer of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical commissioning group, confirming that there will …

I recently visited March ABC Boxing club to meet 17 year old Regan Lazenby and wish him luck for his selection trial in Birmingham for the England team. After a quick spar with the middleweight boxer Regan informed me of his long term goal to represent England at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and I look …

Whistleblower evidence shared with me and verified by the National Audit Office (NAO) shows that the boss of a local multi-million pound funding body accused Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridge City Council of lying to the LEP Board. Neil Darwin, Chief Executive of Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), made the remarkable claim …

Following the enormous success of Read to Succeed last year, which delivered over 1,500 new books to children throughout North East Cambridgeshire and oversaw a 16% increase in children taking part in The Summer Reading Challenge at their local library, I will be running Read to Succeed again this year. The campaign will begin on …

Tackling the devastating impact of modern slavery on victims and society as a whole is an issue that I have long highlighted in Parliament. Today I hosted a summit to shine a spot light on modern slavery in rural and agricultural communities. It was fantastic to welcome the Home Office Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and …

It is always a joy to hear of new businesses opening and thriving in our area and Nikki and her Canine Crèche in March are no exception. I recently popped by, with my own dog, to have a look around her fantastic facilities and to find out more about dogs get up to whilst at …

Several pensioners from Chatteris recently informed me that travel from Chatteris to Cambridge was becoming increasingly more difficult due to changes to the bus timetables. The no. 9 bus which previously ran hourly switched to a two hourly service in January, this has had a major impact on the lives of pensioners living in Chatteris. …

I recently welcomed Rod Garnham and David Glennan from Corkers Crisps to the Houses of Parliament as part of a Taste of Cambridgeshire event organised by Shailish Vara MP for North West Cambridgeshire. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the quality food and drink producers we have in our area and I was proud …

The Railway in Whittlesey reopens this weekend after a £300,000 refurbishment by Heineken, one of their largest investments in the country, and the relaunched pub looks fantastic. Yesterday l was shown around by Landlord Simon Baines and got to pull the first pint, using the new Heineken Smart Dispenser which ensures each pint is of …